The August 26 showdown is set to be the biggest fight in combat sports history in terms of revenue and it will collect a colossal amount of money in sponsorship.

It has already been confirmed that McGregor will not be tied to the UFC’s sole sponsor, Reebok, and is free to make his own deals with whoever he chooses for his boxing debut.

The most anyone has ever paid to title a fight was when beer company Tecate parted with $5.6m for the single-bout sponsorship of Mayweather’s blockbuster against Manny Pacquiao.

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But it looks like that record will be smashed if the figures being touted surrounding Mayweather vs McGregor are correct.

When a sponsor does fork out $10m they will be getting the full works in terms of exposure.

‘The sponsoring company would get its logo at the center of the ring at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, its branding on ring girls, on two of the ropes and in the two non-fighter corners of the ring,’ ESPN reports.

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‘The deal also includes sponsorship of the first minute of every round on the broadcast and $500,000 in tickets.’

McGregor will make a colossal amount of money from the fight with the Irishman set to collect at least $75m (£58m) while Mayweather’s purse will be around $100m (£77m).

The figures are a world away from McGregor’s usual wage from a UFC fight with the lightweight champion pocketing $3m for his last two octagon appearances.